May 21, 2008

State authorities raided the Aces Gaming Center in Fort Worth at about 11 a.m. today.

Officers dressed in black raid vests entered the Sylvania Avenue game room before 11 a.m., said John Turntine, 28, who works across the street.

"There were carloads of them, and they pulled up and hit it real quick," Turntine said.

Aces officials have said that their system is legal because it does not reward players with cash or gift certificates, both of which are illegal in Texas. Instead, it rewards with "prize-points" on Ace Advantage Cards. Players can redeem the points at certain retailers by swiping them like a debit card.

But Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has called the "stored-value cards" illegal in a non-binding opinion.